PT-2024-31375 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6

Published 2024-08-12 · Updated 2025-09-29 · CVE-2024-45021

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A user-triggerable issue has been resolved in the Linux kernel, specifically in the memcg write event control() function. The problem arises because it is not guaranteed that anything past the terminating NUL is mapped or initialized with sane values.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

Improper Initialization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

CWE-665

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880

ALT-PU-2024-12053

ALT-PU-2024-12535

ALT-PU-2024-12537

ALT-PU-2024-12541

ALT-PU-2024-12543

ALT-PU-2024-12790

ALT-PU-2024-13121

ALT-PU-2024-13260

ALT-PU-2024-13979

ALT-PU-2024-14046

AZL-49170

AZL-49242

BDU:2025-01784

CVE-2024-45021

DLA-3912-1

DLA-4008-1

DSA-5782-1

OESA-2024-2217

OESA-2024-2367

OESA-2024-2368

OESA-2024-2369

OESA-2024-2371

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_3547-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_3551-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_3561-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_3564-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_3585-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_3587-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_3592-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3547-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3551-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3553-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3563-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3564-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3565-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3567-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3585-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3587-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3617-1

SUSE-SU-2025:01983-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20073-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20077-1

SUSE-SU-2025_01983-1

USN-7088-1

USN-7088-2

USN-7088-3

USN-7088-4

USN-7088-5

USN-7100-1

USN-7100-2

USN-7119-1

USN-7123-1

USN-7144-1

USN-7154-1

USN-7154-2

USN-7155-1

USN-7156-1

USN-7183-1

USN-7184-1

USN-7185-1

USN-7185-2

USN-7194-1

USN-7196-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Red Os

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 1965

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/45xxx/CVE-2024-45021.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-41079 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50059 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46756 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48995 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36893 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49954 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-45026 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-46815 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-49907 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-46825 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-43895 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-42238 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-49868 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-43884 · Vendor Advisory